Status:
COMPLETED
Progressive Resistance Exercise in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Federal University of São Paulo
Collaborating Sponsors:
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Conditions:
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
A randomized controlled trial with rheumatoid arthritis patients will be realized. Patients will be randomized into two groups. Experimental group will do a 12 weeks training of progressive resistance...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Rheumatoid arthritis according to American College of Rheumatology 2010
- Both genders
- Age between 18 and 65 years
- Functional class I, II and III
- Stable medication within the three months preceding the study
- Haven't done any kind of regular exercise (two or more times per Week) for at least three months before study start
- Have agreed to participate in the study and signed an informed consent form.
Exclusion
- Participating in another type of study
- Have difficulty understanding the evaluation tools with fibromyalgia
- Joint deformities that make impossible do the exercises
- Other musculoskeletal diseases
- Other diseases that contraindicate exercises.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02219022
Start Date
July 1 2011
End Date
October 1 2015
Last Update
August 15 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 04023-900